The Clan of the Cave Bear book cover by Jean M. Auel

The Clan of the Cave Bear

Book 1 of Earth's Children

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Series
Book 1 of Earth's Children. See all Earth's Children books in order
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The book after
The Valley of Horses
Order checked
Last checked: September 25, 2026, against penguinrandomhouse.com
Place in the series
It is book 1 of the Earth's Children series. (penguinrandomhouse.com; read November 6, 2026)
Next book
Book 2 is The Valley of Horses. (penguinrandomhouse.com; read November 6, 2026)

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Publication
First published on May 4, 1980. (Wikidata; read November 6, 2026)
This edition
The edition checked here is a 494-page paperback from Bantam Books Trade Paperbacks. (Library of Congress; read November 6, 2026)

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Topics

  • Glacial epoch
  • Prehistoric peoples
  • Women

Places

  • Europe

Book type

  • Novel

Reading ages

  • Adult

Other books in Earth's Children

6 books listed so far

  1. Book 2: The Valley of Horses
  2. Book 3: The Mammoth Hunters
  3. Book 4: The Plains of Passage
  4. Book 5: The Shelters of Stone
  5. Book 6: The Land of Painted Caves

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